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8A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2018 CONTACT US FOLLOW US facebook.com/ DailyAstorianSports Gary Henley | Sports Reporter ghenley@dailyastorian.com BEAVER PITCH Abel pitches complete-game shutout, leads Oregon State to its third national title and ran probably jumped the high- est I’ve ever jumped. But that was a jump of joy. Last year left a salty taste in our mouth, and every sin- gle person on the team probably remembers that. Ever since then, we were out to finish the job. We sure did finish.” On Wednesday, Arkansas failed to catch a two-out pop foul in the ninth inning that would have secured its first national title. The Beavers, down to their last strike, rallied to force the winner-take-all Game 3. “There was probably still that ‘What if?’ and disappointment. It’s human nature,” Razorbacks coach Dave Van Horn said about the emo- tional hangover. “We had a good hitters’ meeting, we let them sleep in, pregame was good. Seemed like they were locked in. But we never got that hit. We never got anything going. Who’s to say? I don’t think we’ll ever know. If Abel hadn’t thrown so well, maybe it’s a little different story, but he didn’t give us a chance.” Oregon State, which came from behind for three of its six CWS wins, was in control all the way in the winner-take-all Game 3. Arkan- sas (48-21) was shut out for the first time in 100 games. Abel (8-1) ran into trouble in the third when Arkansas loaded the bases with one out. He struck out Heston Kjerstad and got Bonfield to fly out to end the inning, and the Razorbacks had no base runners the rest of the night. Abel struck out 10 and walked two in a 129-pitch outing. Adley Rutschman, who set a CWS record with 17 hits, went 3 for 4 and drove in two runs. He was 17 for 30 (.567) with 13 RBIs in eight games and was named the CWS Most Outstanding Player. Rutschman singled his first three times at bat and drove in a run in the first against Isaiah Campbell (5-7) and another in the third for a 3-0 lead. Abel had been used as a starter and reliever this season, and his ver- satility and durability were import- ant for the depleted pitching staff. 0 3 4 17 20 Number of times Arkansas had been shut out this season. The number of NCAA baseball championships now won by OSU: 2006, 2007 and 2018. Freshman Kevin Abel is the first pitcher ever to win four games in the CWS. Total hits in the College World Series for OSU catcher Adley Rutschman, a CWS record. The number of consecutive Arkansas batters that were re- tired by Abel to end the game. By ERIC OLSON Associated Press O MAHA, Neb. — Arkansas missed a chance to win the College World Series when a foul pop dropped between two infielders and the right fielder. Ore- gon State made the Razorbacks pay for it behind one of the best pitching performances in a title game. Freshman Kevin Abel threw a two-hitter for his record fourth victory in the CWS, and Oregon State — a night after escaping on the ninth-inning, two-out foul ball fiasco, beat Arkansas 5-0 on Thurs- day night for its third title. Abel was the fourth pitcher in the CWS’ 71-year history to throw a shutout in a title game, and the first to do it allowing so few hits. “Kept making pitches, kept get- ting outs,” Abel said. “I felt better as the game went on and just rode it out. I was going to give it every- thing I had. I really appreciate they let me go out there. It was a lot of fun.” He retired the last 20 batters, catching Luke Bonfield looking at strike three on a 3-2 pitch to end it. Oregon State (55-12-1) capped a two-year run in which it won 111 of 130 games. “As soon as the last play was made, I just got goose bumps,” Trevor Larnach said. “Came in AP Photo/Nati Harnik Oregon State players celebrate after they beat Arkansas 5-0 in Thursday’s Game 3 to win the NCAA Col- lege World Series baseball finals in Omaha, Neb. 8 SPORTS IN BRIEF M’s complete 4-game sweep of Orioles BALTIMORE — In an unprecedented four-game sweep in Baltimore, the Seattle Mariners outscored the Orioles by a total of six runs and twice prevailed in extra innings. The difference between the two teams, to a large degree, is that Seattle finds a way to win, and the Ori- oles keep coming up with a variety of ways to lose. Nelson Cruz homered and drove in three runs, and the Mariners capitalized on two 10th-inning errors in a 4-2 victory Thursday that completed their first four- game sweep at Baltimore in franchise history. 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